PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Corey Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cory Deegan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis's entrance music is Can't Be Touched. A fine choice. Deegan has chosen Land of Confusion as his entrance music. Corey Davis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Davis
vs
Deegan

180 cm
28
161 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

177 cm
36
167 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

King of Fists

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Corey Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cory Deegan!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deegan tries to clinch up.
Deegan tries for a takedown but Davis circles away easily
and Davis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jab by Davis.

Davis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Deegan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davis is keeping the position for now.
Deegan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Deegan trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Deegan postures up in Davis's guard and throws a big left but Davis blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deegan looking to pass the guard.
Davis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deegan trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Deegan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Deegan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Davis keeping full guard, as Deegan tries to pass.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Deegan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Deegan with a nice head shot there.
Deegan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davis is keeping the position for now.
Davis trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Davis has control of Deegan's left arm, preventing Deegan from doing any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cory Deegan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Deegan forces Davis back against the cage and clinches.
Deegan is trying to drag Davis to the mat but Davis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Deegan being controlled against the cage.
Deegan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Davis.
Davis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Davis - that landed with a thud.
Davis lands a right hand.
Davis lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Davis.
I was talking to Davis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Davis lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Deegan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A punch combination from Davis misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Deegan does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Davis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Deegan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Davis in his tracks.
Deegan moves out of range of the leg kick from Davis.
Davis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Deegan.

Deegan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Deegan showed some decent athleticism there.
Davis wants to control but Deegan is keeping busy.
Deegan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Deegan is working for a kimura but Davis is defending it quite comfortably.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deegan prevents Davis from improving his position.
Davis regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Deegan.
Davis keeping full guard, as Deegan tries to pass.
Davis pulls Deegan in to control the position.
Deegan passes Davis's left leg - he's now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deegan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cory Deegan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Deegan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Davis throws a big shot that misses.
Davis blocks a head kick by Deegan.
Deegan scores with a decent looking hook.
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Deegan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Deegan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Davis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deegan.
Deegan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
Deegan throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Deegan. That's going to slow Davis down.
Deegan lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deegan is looking to clinch.
Corey Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Deegan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Deegan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davis misses with a straight left.
Davis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deegan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Davis lands a leg kick that knocks Deegan off balance momentarily.
Davis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Corey Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Deegan misses.
Davis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Davis takes one to the side of the head.
Deegan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Davis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Deegan scores with a jab to the jaw.

Deegan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Davis's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deegan trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Deegan is looking to work some ground and pound but Davis has wrist control.
Deegan working some strikes from top position.
Deegan being controlled here momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deegan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Deegan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Davis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Deegan advances to half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Deegan working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Deegan is trying to control. Davis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Deegan controlling the pace.
Deegan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Davis is not content to let Deegan control the position.

Deegan is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Deegan is working for a submission of some sort.
Deegan throws a strike but Davis avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Deegan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Deegan trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Deegan throws a strike but Davis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Deegan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Davis is aware though and is defending well.
Deegan wants to sweep but no luck.

Deegan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Davis is aware though and is defending well.
Davis wants to pass the guard but Deegan is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Deegan is on top in guard.

Deegan wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Davis is pulling down on Deegan's head. It's preventing any offense from Deegan, at least for the moment.
Davis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Deegan is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cory Deegan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Davis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Deegan scores with a body shot.
Deegan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Deegan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Deegan throws a series of punches but Davis avoids them all with ease.
Davis throws a quick counter kick to the body but Deegan avoids it.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Deegan shoots in but no luck this time.
Davis tries to land a front kick but Deegan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Deegan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Davis scores with a sloppy right hand. Deegan should have avoided that one.
Nice takedown defense from Davis. No joy for Deegan on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis lands a right hook to the body.

Deegan takes the fight into the clinch.
Davis lands a left hand.
Deegan throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deegan with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Deegan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Deegan throws a sloppy head kick
and Davis counters with a solid body kick.
Deegan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Deegan is out of range and Davis settles back down.
Davis slips a straight right by Deegan.
Davis tried to counter with a leg kick but Deegan avoided it.
Nice body punch from Davis.
Deegan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Deegan moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
Davis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Davis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Davis wants it to stay on the feet.
Corey Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cory Deegan.
Donk. Davis catches Deegan right on the button with a cross.
Deegan throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.
Deegan throws a poor cross that misses
and Davis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deegan moves out of range of the body kick from Davis.
Corey Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Deegan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Deegan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Davis defends it nicely.
Davis tries a head kick but it misses.
Davis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Deegan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Deegan throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Davis.
Deegan loads up on a big right hand but Davis slips the punch.
Deegan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Oooooh!!! Davis has knocked Deegan down with a huge combo! Davis steps away and waves a wobbly Deegan back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Deegan is rocked!
Davis connects with a body shot that sends Deegan's belly button to the back.
Deegan is still on wobbly legs! Can Davis finish him?
Deegan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Deegan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Davis can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Davis. That's going to slow Deegan down.
Deegan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Davis lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Deegan falls backwards - clearly groggy! Davis dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corey Davis!
During a confident post fight interview, Corey Davis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Cory Deegan was interviewed post fight and said 'My Heart...My Heartttt! Someone get me an ambulance. '.